Dusk1. (a.) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
2. (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
3. (n.) A darkish color.
4. (v. t.) To make dusk.
5. (v. i.) To grow dusk.
Thesaurus Entries
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